Archives - 09 June 2017, Friday

John Voelcker Jun 9, 2017 Follow John Add to circle 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Enlarge Photo It's one of the most common questions among electric-car buyers: what happens if the battery fails? The answer is that all electric-car batteries are warranted against failure for either 8 years/1...

Teaser for Fisker EMotion debuting on August 17, 2017 Enlarge Photo Henrik Fisker is planning to return to the luxury electric fold with his new company's EMotion sedan, and potential buyers now have a price tag. The brand's first vehicle, the Fisker EMotion sedan, will become availab...

John Voelcker Jun 9, 2017 Follow John Add to circle Teaser for Tesla Model Y electric SUV due in 2019 Enlarge Photo Tesla held its shareholder meeting Wednesday night, and lots of news emerged in bits and pieces from CEO Elon Musk and the rest of the event. We now know a little more a...

With more plug-in electric vehicles on the road today than ever, automakers are working to solve an impending issue: what to do with used lithium-ion batteries. Once the batteries are no longer suitable to power vehicles, automakers must recycle or repurpose them. Now, through a partn...

A new electric car sharing program will help Los Angeles meet its clean air goals, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provide residents of some of its most disadvantaged communities with self-service access to electric vehicles. Mayor Eric Garcetti launched the BlueLA Electric Car S...

It’s been a long road for Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research and development, and a long road is predicted ahead, but this week it did receive the praise of a global luminary. The occasion was a Prius and Mirai ride and drive at the World Ocean Festival held at New York’s Go...

For the third time the Berlin ePrix finds itself a new home, this time back in the historic surroundings of Tempelhof Airport, albeit on a completely different circuit to the one that staged the race in Season 1. It’s the first double-header of the season, which means that there are a...

At the technology show CES Asia in Shanghai, NEVS unveiled the new InMotion Concept for the very first time. The InMotion Concept is company’s a vision on how we in the future can travel safe and efficiently through a big city, without owning the car – and without a driver. All the fl...

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Kansas City metro experienced the most growth of electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the United States, for the second quarter in a row, and widened the gap between other cities like Las Vegas, LA and Denver. With a 78 percent growth from 2016 to 2017, the KC region has transformed into...

As Nissan LEAF charged past the milestone of 20,000 sales in the UK, owners of the best-selling electric vehicle have heaped praise on the model in the 2017 Driver Power survey. The Nissan LEAF was awarded Best Green Car overall and also came top in the Best Engine and Gearbox and Bes...

General Motors announced this week that it will accelerate its plans to sell the 238-mile Chevy Bolt electric car throughout the United States. All authorized dealerships nationwide can now order the Bolt for deliveries in August rather than September, as previously planned. The Chevy...

Most of us know that phrase as the title of a documentary that explores factors that limited production of EVs, specifically General Motors’ EV1. The actions of automakers, specifically those of GM, are one of those factors blamed in the film. Now one of today’s key figures in the EV ...

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“Since big car companies were killing their EV programs, the only chance was to create an EV company, even tho it was almost certain to fail. Nothing to do w govt incentives or making money. Thought 90% prob of losing it all (almost did many times), but it was the only chance.” Asked ...

Montreal-based Evoto Rentals is a rental company with a difference. The company is a team of self-proclaimed “EV Evangelists” that rents exclusively Tesla electric vehicles Evoto started renting the Tesla Model S last month and has just added a Model X SUV to its fleet. The company is...

Generous incentives are still needed to “jump-start” sales of electric cars, says Carlos Ghosn. In a media interview this week, the Renault-Nissan Alliance chairman and CEO gave his perspectives on the importance of government subsidies to move electric car sales forward. “It is very ...

The total package is insanely complicated. Performance is as much a result of sophisticated software as it is pistons pumping up and down. The turbo spins at speeds up to 130,000 rpm. Current technology puts the exhaust part of the turbo at one end of the engine and the compressor at ...

PSA Group fitting gasoline particulate filters on all GDI engines from December 2017 9 June 2017 The PSA Group has developed a Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF), to treat particle emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines. This technology offers 75% higher efficiency in t...

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John Voelcker Jun 9, 2017 Follow John Add to circle 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Enlarge Photo It's one of the most common questions among electric-car buyers: what happens if the battery fails? The answer is that all electric-car batteries are warranted against failure for either 8 years/1...